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What is etymology of the term ‘photography?

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The word “photography” literally means “drawing with light”. The word was supposedly first coined by the British scientist Sir John Herschel in 1839 from the Greek words phos, (genitive: phōtós) meaning “light”, and graphê meaning “drawing or writing”.

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What is etymology of the term ‘photography?​

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What is etymology of the term ‘photography?